Wildness is a revolutionary act.

Civilized and polite behaviors are killing us.

Politeness keeps us locked into cultural norms. It has us behaving out of what is expected - agreed upon behaviors that often hide us and force us to deny our feelings. It keeps us locked in our heads and constricted within a larger idea of right and wrong.

Cultural gaslighting is a real thing. It tells us how we are supposed to feel in any situation, how we are supposed to act, what makes us good, and what makes us bad.

If a larger system is deciding for me what is right and what is wrong, I no longer have the ability to know what is right within the moment. It divorces me from my intuition, and leaves me to trust something outside myself. It keeps me in my head.

If cultural systems are oppressing anyone within it, this is not civilized, but barbaric. Barbaric is not wild. It is a sign of a deep imbalance; a sign of power turned into control. 

What if we acted out of compassion and care, not out of a sense of obligation? What if I held the door open because I wanted the person behind me to have it a little easier? To know they are not alone?

This is wildness.

My experience is that wildness is very kind. That it’s desire for growth and expression come from a deep love of life. Of thriving. That it is deeply intuitive and connected to the body. 

Connecting to our bodies and intuition is a revolutionary act. Trusting ourselves over someone else is a revolutionary act. Standing in full Power is a revolutionary act. 

We need our wildness now more than ever. To help us do and know the right thing. To help us rise within ourselves. To express our compassion and care for those around us. Communities in their highest form lift each other to be our very best selves. How can we lift our communities? How can we lift ourselves within our communities?

What is one wild thing you can do today?